Donegal waltzed back to the top flight of the Allianz League with a comprehensive 13-point win over a listless Kildare at Fr Tierney Park in Ballyshannon yesterday.

Donegal’s fourth league win of the spring has kept alive their promotion bid, while, in the process, moving Cork perilously closer to the relegation trapdoor.

Footballer Michael Murphy showed, on his television appearance on ‘The Toughest Trade’, that he possesses the attitude of a full-time sportsman. On Saturday, his manager with Donegal praised that mindset.

Declan Bonner, the Donegal manager, commended the resolve shown by his young side as they came from four points down late on to overcame Meath in a frost-bitten Ballybofey on Saturday night.

Dr McKenna Cup semi-final Armagh 0-14 Donegal 1-10

Monaghan 1-16 Donegal 1-10: Monaghan are safe in Division One, for another season, while Donegal will have a final chance at survival on Sunday, when they host Mayo in a winner-takes-all contest in Ballybofey.

Donegal 1-16 Kildare 3-7: Donegal’s poorest performance of Division 1 this term was still enough to post a first win, at Kildare’s expense.

Donegal came through something of a must-win to give themselves a fighting chance of Division 1 survival at Kildare’s expense at Ballyshannon.

Sligo 2-15 Leitrim 0-10: Shane Ward has indicated he wants to stay in charge of Leitrim for a third year after their 2016 championship campaign came to a halt in Sligo on Saturday evening.

Leitrim 0-12 Waterford 0-8: There wasn’t quite the same fanfare that greeted Leitrim’s first qualifier win against Wicklow back in 2012, but Shane Ward’s side were far more convincing yesterday as they picked up their second backdoor victory in Carrick-on-Shannon.

There wasn’t quite the same fanfare that greeted Leitrim’s first qualifier win against Wicklow back in 2012, but Shane Ward’s side were far more convincing today as they picked up their second backdoor victory in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Naomh Conaill 0-11 St Eunan’s 0-10: Naomh Conaill of Glenties captured a third Donegal SFC title with victory over St Eunan’s of Letterkenny in a peculiar final in Ballybofey yesterday.

Derry 0-11 Donegal 0-10: All-Ireland favourites Donegal were sent crashing out of the Ulster minor football championship by Derry in Saturday’s semi-final in Clones.

Derry 0-12 Cavan 3-10

Cavan retained their Ulster U21 football championship title with a battling display at Brewster Park last night.

Cavan 1-10 Tyrone 0-10

Cavan put their troubles at senior level behind them to advance to an Ulster U21FC semi-final in impressive fashion at Kingspan Breffni Park last night.

SHANE WALSH fired Galway into an All-Ireland MFC semi-final with a top class second-half display against Ulster champions Cavan in the Pearse Park in Longford on Saturday.

THE future looks bright for Cavan as their underage revolution gathers pace.

TWO-GOAL Conor Finnegan was Cavan’s hero as they booked their place in the Ulster MFC final with a three points win over All-Ireland champions Tyrone at Brewster Park last night.

WATERFORD will have an injury free panel for Saturday’s make or break All-Ireland hurling qualifier against Wexford at Nowlan Park.